diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
index 17aefec4576..f7de2a9353c 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
@@ -3880,7 +3880,7 @@ class Form
 				while ($i < $num)
 				{
 					$obj = $this->db->fetch_object($result);
-					if ($selected == $obj->rowid || ($useempty === 2  && $num === 1  && empty($selected)))
+					if ($selected == $obj->rowid || ($useempty == 2 && $num == 1 && empty($selected)))
 					{
 						print '<option value="'.$obj->rowid.'" selected>';
 					} else {